Kraken Border Collies
- Linton, IN
- Responds within a few days
Upcoming litters
Planned Border Collie litter
Due Sept. 2026
Meet the breeder
I'm grace W., the breeder behind Kraken Border Collies located in Linton, IN. We aim to produce healthy, stable, well-rounded puppies that can succeed in a variety of sports and herding, as well as make outstanding active family pets. Dogs are fully health tested, evaluated for herding instinct and ability, and compete in AKC and AHBA herding among other sports.
Q. & A. with grace
What are the different breed coat types in your program?
Our puppies include smooth and rough coat varieties. Coat types may vary depending on the parent dogs.What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include black and white and blue merle. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home.
Getting a puppy from grace
grace has been certified by Good Dog's screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you're ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
grace partners with buyers to find the best match as the puppies develop and their personalities take shape. Typically, matches are finalized when the puppies reach about 8 weeks old.
"Puppies are matched by temperament, but we try to accommodate gender and color preferences when possible. Puppies are evaluated for: food drive, toy drive, prey drive, energy level, arousal level, herding/stock interest, biddability, how dog and people social they are, and more. "
Price
"All puppies in a litter are the same price regardless of gender or color. Price may vary between litters. Holding fees are nonrefundable, but can be transferred to another litter. Deposits are collected when the puppies are 4 weeks old."
Contract & health guarantee
grace may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If grace offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don't hesitate to reach out to grace directly.
What's included
From Good Dog
- Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
- 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
- Puppy Training Program & private community
Enrichment & socialization
- Various sounds
- Car rides
- Surface & tactile stimulation
- Socialized with children
- Socialized in new places
- Scent introduction
- Daily handling
- Socialized with other dogs
- Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
Puppy health practices
- Vet check
- First round of shots and deworming
- Microchip
- Vet records
Extras
- Initial potty training
- Puppy starter kit
- Toys
- Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent
- Food & treats
- AKC registration
Location & pick-up
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from grace.
Breeder's location
Meet in Linton, IN
520 miles away
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Other pick-up locations
Meet at Indianapolis Airport
473 miles away
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Meet in Bloomington, IN
485 miles away
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More about grace
Club memberships
grace is a member of American border collie association and Border Collie Society of America.
grace has been a member of Good Dog for 5 months
grace was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2025.
grace’s links
grace is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Kraken Border Collies meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
- Responsible breeding practices
- Health of breeding dogs and puppies
- Puppy environment and enrichment
- Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Kraken, dad
Border Collie
About Kraken
V Pupcakes Release the Kraken HT DCAT RN SWN SIA CGC TKI, CHIC Kraken is a high drive, high energy, medium sized male border collie. He has high food and prey drive. He settles nicely in the house, travels well, and is extremely sweet with people he knows. He is neutral to strangers and friendly with dogs, including other intact males. Kraken is exceptionally well behaved in the house and is not the type of dog that needs to run 10 miles/day in order to not eat your couch. He's easy to live with and a dream to work. Kraken is AKC registered and comes from a long line of agility and obedience dogs, with several MACHs and OTCHs in his pedigree. His herding trainer called him "extremely naturally talented" on sheep, and will continue training for the foreseeable future. Kraken is truly a "live to work" dog, he will work purely for the joy of working! His enthusiasm, biddability, and endless drive make training and trialing a breeze. He is actively trialing in herding (AKC and AHBA), scent work, and rally. He has OFA good hips, normal shoulders, normal elbows, normal eyes (CAER), and normal basic cardiac. He is also full panel genetically clear through optimal selection, plus border collie glaucoma clear through Gensol. He carries one copy of rough coat, chocolate, and has one copy of the reduced shedding gene.
Excellent health testing
DNA Disease Panel, Shoulder Osteochondrosis, +4 more.Emerald, mom
Border Collie
About Emerald
GW Emerald SEN RN, CHIC Emerald is a medium sized, medium drive, lower medium energy female border collie. She has high food drive and medium prey drive. She excels in herding and is extremely responsive to pressure. Emerald also does well with scent work, earning several placements in large classes at her first trial. Outside of work, she is a quiet, calm, and relaxed dog. She has natural handler focus and took well to body position awareness training. She's friendly with people, often soliciting pets and head scratches as soon as they get close enough! She's neutral with dogs, preferring to hang out with her packmates that she lives with. Emerald is ABCA and AKC registered. She comes from a mix of sheep and cattle working lines, with both parents holding AHBA titles in sheep herding. Her sire also held titles in duck and cattle herding. She has a full sibling that is also excelling in herding and scent work, as well as agility. Emerald is actively trialing in AKC herding, scent work, and rally. Titles will be updated as they post. She has OFA good hips, normal shoulders, normal elbows, normal eyes (CAER), and normal basic cardiac. She was BAER tested normal as a puppy, but results were not registered. She is genetic panel clear through optimal selection, and carries one copy of tan points and saddle tan.
Excellent health testing
DNA Disease Panel, Shoulder Osteochondrosis, +4 more.
Parent health testing
Excellent level
Kraken Border Collies reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Border Collies.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)
Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.
Eye Certification (CAER, registered with OFA)
Eye testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide range of hereditary eye illnesses including retinal dysplasia, lens luxation, and glaucoma, which can cause impared vision or blindness.
Cardiac Evaluation (registered with OFA)
Heart testing reduces the chance of passing down congenital heart disease, which can cause a range of symptoms ranging from trouble exercising to heart failure.
Shoulder Osteochondrosis, Vet Wellness Exam
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
DNA Disease Panel
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
